Become an Au Pair

RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILDHOOD

Au-pairs will carry out activities related to the childcare of the host family and possible light housework such as:

• Managing daily routines (morning and breakfast, dinner, bedtime)
• Involving children in different activities (sports, games, homework…)
• Cooking meals and cleaning up the kitchen
• Driving and/or carpooling children to school and afternoon activities
• Helping with homework
• Doing the children’s laundry
• Bringing children outside for outdoor activities
• Teaching children about their own culture and country.

The Au-pair’s responsibility is limited to taking care of the children and the duties related to them and therefore is not responsible for heavy housework, dog-sitting, gardening etc.
As a member of the family the Au-pair must still contribute to the tidy and clean maintenance of the home, but equally to the other family members.

To participate in the au pair programme, applicants must:

• contact a designated agency, such as Celtic ChildCare
• Satisfy a number of minimum requirements
• Follow the regulations of the country in which you are travelling and agency rules

When these requirements are satisfied and when applicants are matched with a host family, Celtic ChildCare will provide you with the official documents needed to apply for a visitor’s visa at an embassy or a consulate in your country.

What do you need to do before you leave?

1. Complete the form at bottom of page

2. Present yourself

Write a letter to the family (in their language) an introduce yourself. Talk about who you are, your family, your hobbies and interests, your studies and your experience with children.

You can choose to use this letter to include all of the information you think is necessary to tell your future host family.

3. Get two references

You will need to obtain two verifiable written references, and at least one of the two must relate to your experience with children.

Furthermore, your references must be written by two different people along with their contact details. The letters must be written in English or the language of the chosen country or translated from Italian into English.

4. Send Documents

Send us by e-mail, fax or post a copy of all the required documents (list at the bottom of the page).

We do need colour scans and photographs. If you do not have the facilities available to you at home, please find a place where this option is available (this is a necessary requirement).

5. Pack your luggage

As soon as we have received all your details and your application is complete, we immediately look for a suitable family to place you in. The families through our agency are referenced and have been carefully selected by oversea agents. This allows us to do all that is possible to ensure they are suitable profile matches.

Once aligned with your selected family, you will receive their presentation and we will contact you for an ^interview. Via Skype® you are about to converse with the family, discovering the city and all the services it has to offer, all you need to do is sign the contract and book your flight!